Insect Olfaction

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Bill S. Hansson

   Pages 1-3

3. Morphology and Development of the Peripheral Olfactory Organs

   • Thomas A. Keil

   Pages 5-47

4. Perireceptor Events and Transduction Mechanisms in Insect Olfaction

   • Monika Stengl, Gunde Ziegelberger, Ingrid Boekhoff, Jürgen Krieger

   Pages 49-66

5. Function of Peripheral Olfactory Organs

   • Julie L. Todd, Thomas C. Baker

   Pages 67-96

6. Antennal Lobe Structure

   • Sylvia Anton, Uwe Homberg

   Pages 97-124

7. Functional Characteristics of the Antennal Lobe

   • Bill S. Hansson, Thomas A. Christensen

   Pages 125-161

8. Neural Dynamics, Oscillatory Synchronisation, and Odour Codes

   • Mark Stopfer, Michael Wehr, Katrina MacLeod, Gilles Laurent

   Pages 163-180

9. Neuroactive Substances in the Antennal Lobe

   • Uwe Homberg, Uli Müller

   Pages 181-206

10. Development of Olfactory Glomeruli

    • Iris Salecker, Dagmar Malun

    Pages 207-242

11. Protocerebral Olfactory Processing

    • J. Steven de Belle, Ryohei Kanzaki

    Pages 243-281

12. Olfactory Neurogenetics

    • Reinhard F. Stocker, Veronica Rodrigues

    Pages 283-314

13. Olfactory-Released Behaviours

    • Elke Hartlieb, Peter Anderson

    Pages 315-349

14. Applied Aspects of Insect Olfaction

    • Gerhard Karg, Max Suckling

    Pages 351-377

15. Back Matter

    Pages 379-457

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JOHN G. HILDEBRAND Research on insect olfaction is important for at least two reasons. First, the olfactory systems of insects and their arthropod kin are experi­ mentally favourable models for studies aimed at learning about general principles of olfaction that apply to vertebrates and invertebrates alike. Detailed comparisons between the olfactory pathways in vertebrates and insects have revealed striking similarities of functional organisation, physiol­ ogy, and development, suggesting that olfactory information is processed through neural mechanisms more similar than different in these evolution­ arily remote creatures. Second, insect olfaction itself is important because of the economic and medical impact of insects that are agricultural pests and disease vectors, as well as positive impact of beneficial species, such as the bees and moths responsible for pollination and production of honey. The harm or benefit attributable to an insect is a function of what it does - that is, of its behaviour - which is shaped by sensory information. Often olfaction is the key modality for control of basic insect behaviour, such as ori­ entation and movement toward, and interactions with, potential mates, appro­ priate sites for oviposition, and sources of food. Not surprisingly, therefore, much work on insect olfaction has been motivated by long-term hopes of using knowledge of this pivotal sensory system to design strategies for mon­ itoring and managing harmful species and fostering the welfare of beneficial ones.

• Insekten
• Insektizid
• Insektizide
• Pheromon
• Schädlingsbekämpfung
• Sinnesphysiologie
• development
• entomology
• insect
• insecticide
• insects
• morphology
• neurophysiology
• pest control
• physiology

• Dept. of Ecology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

  Bill S. Hansson

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